I had the most amazing Labor Day weekend.  Saturday, we got to the beach early and rented bikes.  I rode a pretty green Schwinn bike.  Perry's has upgraded all their rental bikes to Scwhinns.  It was overcast and cool.  We rode south, then came back and ate yogurt parfaits that we packed.  After our snacks and coffee, we headed to the water.  The sun started to peer through and the clouds started to burn off.  We weren't wearing bathing suits so we only wet our feet and watched the waves.  After, we made our way to the pier where we got free water bottles, beach balls, and frisbees from the "Big Bang Theory" promo team.  We rode the ferris wheel, which I didn't enjoy because I have a fear of heights but someone made me get on it anyway.  Next, we ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp!  I've lived in LA all my life, and I just never went in there to eat.  For seafood, we grew up going to the seafood marketplace at the Redondo Beach pier.  That's still the best.  I enjoy straight up seafood, just plain steamed.  But since we were in Santa Monica, we decided to finally try Bubba Gump.  It was really good and fun!  I got a light up cup and all.  And you know, Forrest Gump is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.  I reference it a lot anyways.  It was such a lovely day.  Can't believe it's already September!

My second time at the Tim Burton Exhibit at LACMA.  It was a beautiful hot summer day.  I wore my favorite white eyelet romper from Madewell.  Later, we went to Milk for some ice cream treats.  I had the citrus vanilla float.

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Strange behaviour

Damndogs play "doom disco" that you can dance to in your glitter boots.  They're a band from Melbourne, Australia and did a mini-tour throughout Southern California. I discovered them just in time to see two of their shows. They totally rock out and are super cool. Check out their tunes on their website.

Harvard and Stone, Hollywood








Whiskey Blue at W Hotel Westwood LA
(sorry for the quality, really dark, and I'm still learning how to use my camera properly)

I can't think of anything to dream about

Do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there

When you wake up you will find me

LA summer has not been the same since global warming got worse. It hasn't been really hot. Nice and warm, but not hot. And now it feels like fall is just around the bend. Sigh. Nevertheless, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous here. This is a recap of the past few weeks. I basically ate good food a lot. I loved Cham Bistro so much that I went back again the next weekend. Same with Carmela. Their most popular ice cream flavor is Salted Caramel, which is lovely, but I loved their Brown Sugar Vanilla. They also have Rose Petal flavor. Then, I forgot to go to the Street Art Exhibit at MOCA, so we went the day before the last day of the exhibit. I took lots of photos, but I had mixed feelings about it. More on that later, maybe. I enjoy most street art, but I thought this was over the top and some parts were unnecessary. I also hit up Amoeba on "new music Tuesday" to pick up my copy of SKYING. Then, dinner at Umami Burger. We sat outside and Space15Twenty was doing an outdoor summer movie night. They were showing "The Fifth Element", fashionably famous for costumes designer by Jean Paul Gaultier. Umami was yum. Later in the week, I went to the LA premiere of the Jay Reatard documentary "Better Than Something". Known for his crazy and violent live shows, you would never really know how brilliant, articulate, passionate, and intelligent he was. I connected with his music at such a personal level that I was just so heart broken when I found out about his passing. I remember that night so clearly. I'm still sad about it. I'm a big fan of his. There was a q&a with the filmmakers afterwards, and basically it started out as being a sort of an EPK to promote "Watch Me Fall", which turned into a documentary after his death. This theater shows the most amazing selections. I'm in love. Afterwards, we walked down Fairfax to Canter's for phosphate. Chilly or warm, summer evenings are awesome.

Cham Bistro



Carmela Ice Cream






Honey Vanilla Latte @ Urth Caffe


Street Art Exhibit at MOCA Geffen Contemporary Museum










Amoeba Records


Umami Burger




"Better Than Something" Documentary screening at Silent Movie Theater




Canter's Deli